Schedule – Readings and Assignments for ENGL 4940 Fall 2001 (for literature majors)
Tues 8-28 Introduction
Thurs 9-6 Fairy Tales
READ: The Great Fairy Tale Tradition by Zipes, pp. 1-25, 100-112, 159-173, 302-305, 415-420, 421-435, 444-473, plus another 20 tales of your choice; Essentials, c. 5
Thurs
9-13 Trickster
Tales
READ: Trickster Tales (Sherman), pp. 13-30, 107-126, plus 10 tales, choice
Thurs 9-20 19th c British fiction
READ: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Carroll), pp. 19-118
Thurs 9-27 1st critical response due
Part I: Traditional American Fiction
READ: Ozma of Oz (Baum); Essentials, c. 6
Thurs 10-4 More American Fiction
READ: Rutabaga Stories (Sandberg)
WED 10-10 Poetry
READ: Talking to the Sun (Koch & Farrell), pp. 8-13, 15, 18, 23, 33, 80, 86, 87, plus 20 other poems of your choice; Essentials, c. 3
Thurs 10-18 No class (fall break – work on final essays)
Thurs 10-25 2nd critical response due
American ethnic
READ: The Birchbark House & Grandma’s Pigeon (Erdrich), Essentials, c. 10
Thurs 11-1 Contemporary Fiction
READ: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone (Rowling)
Thurs 11-8 Fantasy & Rites of Passage
READ: The BFG (Dahl)
Thurs11-15 3rd critical response due
READ: The Wind in the Door (L’Engle); Essentials c. 7
Thurs 11-29 Realsim & Mystery
READ: Holes
Thurs 12-6 Nature / Coming of Age
READ: The Trumpet of the Swan (White)
Note that this subject is a guide and is subject to revision. It is your responsibility as a student to note and adhere to any changes announced in class.